Incorporate Review

Thursday, August 5th

2021 Company Incorporation Service Reviews

Incorporate

• Cost: From $99 to $349, depending on the selected package

Although they've existed under several names in their company history which spans more than a century, Incorporate has helped more than 750,000 corporations and LLCs to file all of the necessary paperwork to successfully form their businesses and stay in compliance with all legal requirements. You may be familiar with their previous names of The Company Corporation and Corporation Service Company (CSC).

Although they don't feature it very prominently on their site, Incorporate does offer a Startup/Business Formation Wizard that may help you determine what corporation structure is best for your current business needs. We found that tool at the bottom of the main page and in their Learning Center, and the questions were very easy to answer. Otherwise, you can get help by contacting their customer service department, either via toll-free number or live chat, from 8A-8P ET every weekday.

Incorporate tends to be priced higher than many of the company incorporation services in our review. Here's what you'll get from their three packages:

• The Starter: for $99, you'll get completion and filing of formation documents, $75,000 Corporate Compliance Guarantee and online access to company documents. If you opt in to their Registered Agent Service for $235/year, you'll also get their access to their CSCNavigator online tool.
• The Essentials: priced at $249, this package includes everything from the Starter. You'll also get a Compliance Kit and company seal (with free shipping), a Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN), and Annual Report Preparation/Filing. You'll also need to choose Incorporate as your registered agent to get that last service.
• The Works: you'll pay $349 to get all the features of The Starter and The Essentials, plus a Business License Compliance Package, Bylaws, and the Corporate Records Handbook.

Just looking at their Registered Agent Service alone, you'll see where Incorporate starts to fall short when compared with their competitors: many offer this free for the first year of incorporation, and even those that charge for it typically have fees of less than $100 per year. Given that you're expected to pay those agent fees from year to year, that cost difference could really add up over time - especially if you're like some of the business owners we've found (across company incorporation services, not just Incorporate) who forget that they are expected to pay this fee and then write nasty complaints blaming the provider for charging them.

Their package prices described above are also higher and less robust than what we found with other company incorporation services.

We like the idea of working with a provider that has not just decades but centuries of experience with helping businesses of all types to easily and legally incorporate. And, as you'd expect with longstanding company, their reputation with the BBB is solid: an A+ rating at the time of our review. But, "established" isn't always the best choice when there are other companies providing the same level of quality service for more affordable prices. We give Incorporate a 3-star rating and hope to see them become more competitive in the packages and prices they offer.